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Merchant of Kingston, died 1778 aged 43 years.
Joseph Fitch of Kingston, merchant. Estate probated in Jamaica in 1780. Slave-ownership at probate: 2 of whom 2 were listed as male and 0 as female. 0 were listed as boys, girls or children. Total value of estate at probate: £986.47 Jamaican currency of which £180 currency was the value of enslaved people. Estate valuation included £0 currency cash, £0 currency debts and £30 currency plate.
W. A. Feurtado, Official and Other Personages of Jamaica from 1655 to 1790 Compiled from Various Sources (1896), transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/bfeurtado02.htm.
Trevor Burnard, Database of Jamaican inventories, 1674-1784.
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Occupation
Merchant
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Executor → Testator
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1787 - 8th Apr 1844
Yorkshire landowner.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Joseph Fitch', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146663599 [accessed 24th April 2024].
